Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973)
Not known.
Ward results
Bishops Nympton1 seat · turnout 67.0%
| J. Milton | Independent | 618 ✓ |
| R. Crook | Independent | 134 |
| R. Bowden | Independent | 81 |
Bishops Tawton1 seat · turnout 64.8%
| J. Andrew | Independent | 383 ✓ |
| S. Snell | Independent | 284 |
| A. Wyborn | Independent | 71 |
Combe Martin2 seats · turnout 56.9%
| J. Norman | Independent | 903 ✓ |
| G. Andrews | Independent | 696 ✓ |
| R. Evans | Independent | 552 |
| L. Bowden | Independent | 530 |
Heanton Punchardon1 seat
| Y. Gillespie | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 10 (Braunton)4 seats · turnout 28.0%
| R. Incledon | LIB | 1,491 ✓ |
| D. Jones | LIB | 1,022 ✓ |
| W. Thomas | LIB | 967 ✓ |
| B. Davies | LIB | 963 ✓ |
| P. Friend | Independent | 707 |
| P. Williams | Labour | 227 |
| L. Baker | Labour | 218 |
| M. Jeanes | Labour | 204 |
No. 11 (Fremington)3 seats · turnout 41.1%
| C. Burgess | Independent | 1,012 ✓ |
| K. Jordan | LIB | 825 ✓ |
| P. Fish | LIB | 810 ✓ |
| G. Pertwee | Independent | 801 |
| D. Hooper | LIB | 779 |
| H. Thomas | Labour | 394 |
| M. Watson | Labour | 329 |
| J. Ridge | Labour | 305 |
No. 12 (Instow)1 seat · turnout 68.0%
| P. Browne | Independent | 419 ✓ |
| G. Stanbury | Independent | 156 |
| W. Dark | Independent | 98 |
No. 14 (Parracombe)1 seat · turnout 69.8%
| G. Mather | Independent | 372 ✓ |
| W. Worth | LIB | 149 |
No. 18 (Georgeham)1 seat · turnout 63.7%
| L. Gollop | Independent | 393 ✓ |
| A. Hancock | Independent | 245 |
No. 21 (Swimbridge)1 seat · turnout 68.7%
| J. Isaac | LIB | 304 ✓ |
| C. Bartlett | Independent | 300 |
| W. Shapland | Independent | 249 |
| R. Liverton | Independent | 229 |
No. 25 (Chittlehampton)1 seat · turnout 71.4%
| A. Cook | Independent | 347 ✓ |
| W. Hancock | Independent | 257 |
| C. Watkins | LIB | 219 |
No. 26 (Chulmleigh)1 seat
| J. Fulbrook | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 27 (Witheridge)1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| L. Govier | Independent | 296 ✓ |
| W. Stoddard | Independent | 199 |
| J. Parnell | Independent | 113 |
| R. Boardman | Independent | 72 |
North Molton1 seat
| C. Crowl | Independent | 389 ✓ |
| C. Priest | Independent | 261 |
| F. Pennington | Independent | 184 |
Tawstock1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| P. Holland | Independent | 453 ✓ |
| G. Gratton | Independent | 404 |
Trinity2 seats · turnout 35.1%
| J. Bartlett | Labour | 553 ✓ |
| D. Worden | LIB | 535 ✓ |
| C. Capel | Labour | 483 |
| P. Hurrell | LIB | 450 |